New research released by the National Audit Office (NAO) regarding the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has revealed that the underpayment rate of Attendance Allowance is 4.3 per cent.
This equals approximately £230 million of underpayments. Meanwhile, around £120 million was found to be overpaid through the benefit.
The NAO has stated that the data indicated that Attendance Allowance has the lowest rate of underpayment of all benefits outside of the State Pension. It also has the highest rate of underpayment.